Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Frankfurt is 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM in Kolkata.
The sweet spot is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM Frankfurt time, matching 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM in Kolkata. The 3.5-hour gap barely gets in the way — you've got 7 hours of overlap, so pick whatever time fits the agenda. The window above shifts seasonally: Frankfurt keeps daylight saving while Kolkata ignores it.
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